Share this article NORTH CANTON, Ohio, April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com), a global industrial leader in engineered bearings and power transmission products, today reported first-quarter 2021 sales of $1.03 billion, up 11 percent from the same period a year ago. The increase was driven by organic growth across most end-market sectors led by renewable energy and off-highway, as well as the benefit of currency translation and the Aurora Bearing acquisition. First quarter sales were up 15 percent from the fourth quarter. Timken posted net income of $113.3 million or $1.47 per diluted share in the first quarter, versus net income of $80.7 million or $1.06 per diluted share for the same period a year ago. The year-over-year increase was primarily driven by higher volume, favorable manufacturing performance and lower selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses, partially offset by unfavorable mix and higher material and logistics costs. The current period also benefited from a lower tax rate driven by discrete tax benefits.